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is at faa, which the largest number are faa controllers. we are going to try to cut as much as we possibly can out of contracts and other things that we do but in the end, there has to be some kind of furlough of air traffic control -- air traffic controllers, then that then will also begin to curtail or eliminate the opportunity for them to guide planes in and out of airports. >> sure. >> it's a big part of our budget. >> is it true that domestic flights are down 27% from pre 9/11 levels and the budget at the faa is up 41%? >> well, look, we know that airlines have consolidated. we have approved some of those consolidations and in doing that -- >> there's less traffic. >>s theres a less traffic. >> less traffic, of course. >> but more budget. >> well, look, budgets have -- go up and down, but the bottom line here is that there's sequester required. it's required by law. it means we have to make these cuts. this is not stuff that we just decided to make up to -- >> sure. no, i understand. i guess i'm trying to get at, people think, wait a m
is at faa, which the largest number are faa controllers. we are going to try to cut as much as we possibly can out of contracts and other things that we do but in the end, there has to be some kind of furlough of air traffic control -- air traffic controllers, then that then will also begin to curtail or eliminate the opportunity for them to guide planes in and out of airports. >> sure. >> it's a big part of our budget. >> is it true that domestic flights are down 27% from pre...
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what the faa is saying, ahead. let's go. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] introducing the all-new cadillac xts... another big night on the town, eh? ...and the return of life lived large. ♪ google's backyard for the wbing it on challenge.. [fight bell: ding, ding] what's your preferred search engine? search engine, uhh, probably google. if we do a side by side blind test comparison, and you end up choosing google, you get an xbox. i'll bet you the xbox, you bet me your son. well let's look up what you need. okay, i would do the left. yeah? what?! i am a daddy! bing wins it! bing won. bing did win. people prefer bing over google for the web's top searches. don't believe it? go to bingiton.com and see what you're missing. the battle of bataan, 1942. [ all ] fort benning, georgia, in 1999. [ male announcer ] usaa auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation because it offers a superior level of protection and because usaa's commitment to serve the military, veterans, and their families is without
what the faa is saying, ahead. let's go. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] introducing the all-new cadillac xts... another big night on the town, eh? ...and the return of life lived large. ♪ google's backyard for the wbing it on challenge.. [fight bell: ding, ding] what's your preferred search engine? search engine, uhh, probably google. if we do a side by side blind test comparison, and you end up choosing google, you get an xbox. i'll bet you the xbox, you bet me your son. well let's look up...
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what the faa is saying, ahead. all stations come over to mission a for a final go. this is for real this time. step seven point two one two. verify and lock. command is locked. five seconds. three, two, one. standing by for capture. the most innovative software on the planet... dragon is captured. is connecting today's leading companies to places beyond it. siemens. answers. try running four.ning a restaurant is hard, fortunately we've got ink. it gives us 5x the rewards on our internet, phone charges and cable, plus at office supply stores. rewards we put right back into our business. this is the only thing we've ever wanted to do and ink helps us do it. make your mark with ink from chase. >>> on the medical front there's a new drug to fight advanced breast cancer. a treatment that's not a cure, but it can extend life. that's ahead. >>> that major storm we have been tracking all week is heading to new england. just two weeks after a blizzard hit the same area. it's expected to be at its peak saturday night and sunday afternoon. it's dumped more than 20 inches of sn
what the faa is saying, ahead. all stations come over to mission a for a final go. this is for real this time. step seven point two one two. verify and lock. command is locked. five seconds. three, two, one. standing by for capture. the most innovative software on the planet... dragon is captured. is connecting today's leading companies to places beyond it. siemens. answers. try running four.ning a restaurant is hard, fortunately we've got ink. it gives us 5x the rewards on our internet, phone...
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and the cuts in the rate of growth should not have us laying off faa air traffic controllers and meat inspectors. this is the emotionalism that's always used to argue against any cuts. this is not enough cuts. so we shouldn't be -- if we get rid of this, it just shows that we're really not serious as a nation about doing anything about our debt crisis. i would say to the president, stand up and do the right thing. don't ask us to squeeze more money out of the private sector, which we think is bad for jobs, in order for you to do the right thing. why doesn't he stand up and be a leader and just do the right thing? >> senator rand paul, thanks very much for joining us. >> thank you. >> for more on this story go to cnn.com. >>> up next, the spectacular, well executed diamond heist in an airport in europe. millions of dollars in precious gems whisked away in minutes. >>> and later, new developments in a "360" investigation. multiple cases of legionnaires disease at one v.a. hospital all linked to contaminated water. one congressman says there's a cover-up going on. we're keeping them hone
and the cuts in the rate of growth should not have us laying off faa air traffic controllers and meat inspectors. this is the emotionalism that's always used to argue against any cuts. this is not enough cuts. so we shouldn't be -- if we get rid of this, it just shows that we're really not serious as a nation about doing anything about our debt crisis. i would say to the president, stand up and do the right thing. don't ask us to squeeze more money out of the private sector, which we think is...
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. >> the secret service and faa are looking into why a cessna 152 violated flight restrictions around noon. this was yesterday. five hours later, fighter jets accompanied a smaller two-seater aircraft to its destination. the president, by the way, taking r and r this weekend. he is taking the fairways while the first lady and their daughters hit the slopes in colorado. >>> relatives of oscar pistorius are are strongly disputing prosecutors claim that he committed premeditated murder. the double amputee known as blade runner is charged with killing his model girlfriend reeva steenkamp on valentine's day. he is in jail right now awaiting a tuesday bail. his client denies the allegation and his uncle spoke yesterday to reporters. >> after consulting with our legal representatives, we deeply regret the allegations of premeditated murder. we have no doubt he is no substance for litigations and that the state's own case, including its own forensic evidence strongly refute any possibility of premeditated murder. or murder as such. >> a south african network, by the way, as you know is going
. >> the secret service and faa are looking into why a cessna 152 violated flight restrictions around noon. this was yesterday. five hours later, fighter jets accompanied a smaller two-seater aircraft to its destination. the president, by the way, taking r and r this weekend. he is taking the fairways while the first lady and their daughters hit the slopes in colorado. >>> relatives of oscar pistorius are are strongly disputing prosecutors claim that he committed premeditated...
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boeing is meeting with the faa on measures to prevent future battery failures. if the proposals are eventually accepted the 787 could be back in the air as soon as april. meantime, investors watching for results from the clothing retailers starting with abercrombie & fitch, important because it gives us a sense of how consumers worries about the economy have impacted their spending. >> jackie deangelis, thanks. >>> this 17-year-old in santa fe was throwing snowballs from his ski lift when he lost his balance, dangling from the chair and plummeting nearly five stories to the ground. the teen was air lifted off the mountain and taken to a local hospital, but he is doing all right now. we're glad he's okay. at 7:15, back to willie, natalie, savannah. >> no snowballs where you are. >> no. and salt on margaritas. >> not to rub it in. savannah went the next step. >> yeah. wow! >>> al has a look at the rest of the national forecast. hey, al. >> hey, guys. all of our friends are here. go ahead, who is here from the north? okay. show of hands, who here feels bad that the
boeing is meeting with the faa on measures to prevent future battery failures. if the proposals are eventually accepted the 787 could be back in the air as soon as april. meantime, investors watching for results from the clothing retailers starting with abercrombie & fitch, important because it gives us a sense of how consumers worries about the economy have impacted their spending. >> jackie deangelis, thanks. >>> this 17-year-old in santa fe was throwing snowballs from his...
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the first call from the faa said that it lran off the runway. the closest part of this plane is over a four-lane road, past an industrial building and 100 yards or more away. they're telling us that the ntsb will determine exactly what happened. we know that power to a lot of the businesses and a technical college nearby is still out. that investigation from the faa will continue this morning now that the sun is up. we know that there are federal authorities on scene investigating. we're still trying to confirm who was on that plane. when we find that out, we'll bring it to you. now back to you. >> thanks, victor. >>> an update now on a story that's been breaking in syria. a car bomb targeting the headquarters of syria's ruling party exploding in central damascus. we're now hearing 31 people were killed at the scene here. ivan watson live in istanbul with the details. good morning, ivan. >> reporter: good morning, soledad. that's right. a series of deadly explosions in the heart of damascus, the first of them taking place within about 20 yards o
the first call from the faa said that it lran off the runway. the closest part of this plane is over a four-lane road, past an industrial building and 100 yards or more away. they're telling us that the ntsb will determine exactly what happened. we know that power to a lot of the businesses and a technical college nearby is still out. that investigation from the faa will continue this morning now that the sun is up. we know that there are federal authorities on scene investigating. we're still...
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. $600 million slashed from the faa budget and there's a doom and gloom picture for flyers. a gummed up transportation system could be just weeks away. >> flights to major cities, like new york, chicago, san francisco, and others could experience delays up to 90 minutes. >> it's all part of how the transportation department says they will have to deal with the looming budget cuts. >> to likely close more than 100 air traffic control towers at airports with fewer than 150,000 flight operations per year. >> that means smaller airports across the nation, places like boca raton, florida, joplin, missouri, will see their air traffic control towers shut down. >> what does this mean for you? if they have fewer people in these towers, they can't keep up with the pace of takeoffs or landings and that may mean fewer flights which could mean higher ticket prices. and that's not all. a representative for the air traffic controller worries about the impact. >> it's hard to see how it's not going time pact safety in terms of the efficiency and safety of the system. so we're very concerned
. $600 million slashed from the faa budget and there's a doom and gloom picture for flyers. a gummed up transportation system could be just weeks away. >> flights to major cities, like new york, chicago, san francisco, and others could experience delays up to 90 minutes. >> it's all part of how the transportation department says they will have to deal with the looming budget cuts. >> to likely close more than 100 air traffic control towers at airports with fewer than 150,000...
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the faa has not agreed. i thought i wanted to go for a ride, guys, i confess, i'm a coward. i'm glad it was snowing the day i interviewed george. remember, he has crashed 50 time times. >> i think that was just a smart decision. >> depends how you define "crash". thanks. >> you can see more of those stunning photos on today.com. >> time for you to reveal the top tip you learned from your parents. >> this is one of those life-long lessons. my dad taught me the power of a good hand shake, such a simple lesson but stayed with me. i think about it with my kids, do you have eye contact? a firm grip. it was my dad. we were at a friend of his house, we had played tennis. me and dad at the all-star game a couple years ago. i shook his hand. and he made a point, my dad, saying, that was kind of a weak hand shake. you always want to have a firm hand shake, man-to-man, just an important part. >> how old were you when that happened? >> what? >> how old were you? >> i was about 10 or 11. >> so you've shaken many hands. >> maybe it sounds insensitive. when you're shaking a man's hand, par
the faa has not agreed. i thought i wanted to go for a ride, guys, i confess, i'm a coward. i'm glad it was snowing the day i interviewed george. remember, he has crashed 50 time times. >> i think that was just a smart decision. >> depends how you define "crash". thanks. >> you can see more of those stunning photos on today.com. >> time for you to reveal the top tip you learned from your parents. >> this is one of those life-long lessons. my dad taught me...
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. >>> boeing meets with faa officials to lay out the company's plan to fix its dream liner jets. the entire fleet of 787s is ground because of battery problems that ignited at least two fires inside the plane. boeing hopes to get those planes back in the air by april. only 50 dreamliners were in service. but boeing has orders for hundreds more and they are coming off the assembly line as we speak. >> a lot of problems there. >>> big bird is back in the political spotlight after being a target of the 2012 presidential campaign, remember that, when mitt romney said he would cut pbs funding? the big guy is teaming up with first lady michelle obama to mark her third anniversary of the let's move campaign. encouraging kids to exercise and eat right. >>> brand new formula that's shaking up the music charts, the harlem shake, now topping music charts. ♪ this is for real this time. step seven point two one two. verify and lock. command is locked. five seconds. three, two, one. standing by for capture. the most innovative software on the planet... dragon is captured. is connecting today
. >>> boeing meets with faa officials to lay out the company's plan to fix its dream liner jets. the entire fleet of 787s is ground because of battery problems that ignited at least two fires inside the plane. boeing hopes to get those planes back in the air by april. only 50 dreamliners were in service. but boeing has orders for hundreds more and they are coming off the assembly line as we speak. >> a lot of problems there. >>> big bird is back in the political...
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let's talk about the faa. they are expecting to see an 8.2% budget cut. that translates to $627 million this year. that could mean furloughs for some employees. let's talk about the tsa. they could also see furloughs and cuts in over time. i want to show you what that could mean for you, the travelers. that could mean that wait cuts at security lines could be more than an hour. we also know that wait times at customs could go up by 50%. flight delays. that would be simply because of fewer air traffic controllers and instead of conducting business, it could be stuck in those long lines. so we spoke to the airport director here at bwi and he talked about what travel could look like. take a listen. >> if you think back to post- 9/11, when you didn't have the people on hand to handle all of the passengers, that's what you could be looking at. >> reporter: okay. despite that, he sounds pretty confident that things will still remain safe as far as flying but he made it very clear, things will be slow moving. from here, let's go on over to erin with more. >> rep
let's talk about the faa. they are expecting to see an 8.2% budget cut. that translates to $627 million this year. that could mean furloughs for some employees. let's talk about the tsa. they could also see furloughs and cuts in over time. i want to show you what that could mean for you, the travelers. that could mean that wait cuts at security lines could be more than an hour. we also know that wait times at customs could go up by 50%. flight delays. that would be simply because of fewer air...
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company executives are meeting with the faa today to propose new measures to prevent battery failures in the future. if those proposals are eventually accepted the 787 could be back in the air as soon as april. investors watching for results from the clothing retailers starting today abercrombie & fitch, those results mixed, it's going to give us a sense of how people's feelings over the economy, their worries are potentially impacting their spend. carl? >> thank you so much. >>> a 45-foot fall caught on tape. this 17-year-old in santa fe was throwing snowballs from his ski lift when he lost his balance, dangling from the chair and then plummeted nearly five stories to the ground. the teen was air lifted off the mountain and taken to a local hospital, but he is doing all right now. glad he's okay. it is 7:15, back to savannah and willie in miami. >> got to put the bar down. >> put the bar down. >> thank you. >> mr. roker, busy time for you. >> it has been. the good news is our friends are getting a little break. but in the pacific northwest, another big storm coming in that's going to
company executives are meeting with the faa today to propose new measures to prevent battery failures in the future. if those proposals are eventually accepted the 787 could be back in the air as soon as april. investors watching for results from the clothing retailers starting today abercrombie & fitch, those results mixed, it's going to give us a sense of how people's feelings over the economy, their worries are potentially impacting their spend. carl? >> thank you so much....